Secondary Drowning & Infant Swimming Resource

By Doug Holland (Intel) (208 posts) on June 18, 2008 at 3:18 pm

It still amazes me that prior to heaing about the following incident of secondary drowning, I personally had never heard of the phenomenon. If you are a parent of a child who swims in a pool at home, or maybe swims at a friend's house, I would encourage you to be aware of the phenomenon and the warning signs that a child may be in danger because deaths from secondary drowning are preventable if emergency care is received. Unfortunately if emergency care is not received then death is reported to occur as long as 72 hours after the immersion in water occurred.

As a parent of four children I felt compelled to blog about the phenomenon even though statistically we are all very unlikely to be affected by it. Our youngest son is only 9 months old presently and although our pool is protected by a baby barrier I was reminded today of a website that describes a process whereby infants can be trained to save themselves if they fall into a pool. Obviously, neither I or my employer (Intel Corporation) is endorsing this the Infant Swimming Resource although I am seriously considering the training they offer. If you have experience with the Infant Swimming Resource please let me know your thoughts.

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June 19, 2008 9:16 PM PDT

Doug Holland (Intel)
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 After considering the Infant Swimming Resource we've personally decided to use a family friend who has some experiance teaching infants to save themselves by rolling onto their back in the pool. I have to admit to being somewhat nervous about it but believe that it is the right thing to do in the long run even though our son will never be within the pool area without either my wife or I being there.
June 23, 2008 2:14 PM PDT


Rick (Vectorpedia)		 Thanks for bringing this phenomenon to our attention..........anyone who has young children and a home pool should review this very informative website.
December 10, 2008 3:06 PM PST

Doug Holland (Intel)
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 You're welcome Rick

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